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Blick's Condition is a dark humour novel set in the world of medicine. Norris Blick is a modern-day misfit, whose life is thwarted by his domineering father, Dr. Thaddeus Blick. With intriguing plots and overtones of Tom Sharpe farce, the book is divided into three parts. Norris Blick Comes of Age,...

A nun is like a tea bag. Her strength only shows when she’s in hot water. Sister Boniface knows that the centuries-old convent of St. Winifreda has crumbling towers, a leaky roof, and a rat infestation, but to her and the other sisters, it's home. When the Bishop demands they be sent away...

Die Polizei steht vor einem Rätsel: Warum musste Alexander sterben? War es Selbstmord oder kaltblütiger Mord? Ausgangspunkt sind die Coolen Siebziger Jahre samt Rock-Festival, Drogen-Party und freier Liebe. In West-Berlin, dem Drogen-Mekka, begegnet Alexander der Parallel-Welt einer drogensüchtigen...

Andrea è un giovane scrittore che in passato ha avuto un piccolo successo e ora è alle prese con un romanzo che lo ossessiona da dieci anni e che non riesce a concludere: la storia di Damon Kidd e della sua celeberrima rock band, i Revolver. Damon è in crisi di ispirazione, è tormentato da incubi...

Four-time New York Times bestselling author and talk show host Bethenny Frankel makes her fiction debut with the novel Skinnydipping: “A totally fun, dishy read. This is the kind of book that is perfect to pack in your beach bag” (Hollywood Reporter). Beloved by countless fans for being...

«Joann Sfar non è soltanto uno dei più dotati fumettisti e registi francesi, ma con questo suo nuovo romanzo si propone definitivamente anche come uno dei più acuti e profondi romanzieri europei» - Le Monde«Amare il prossimo può essere molto pericoloso, ma - ci spiega il sempre più geniale...

Fuair Pat the Pipe - Píobaire - bás inné. Dúirt sé riamh gur beag píobairí a rinne slí beatha as an gceol. B'eisean ceann acu. Ní raibh smacht ceart aige ar na píóbaí ná na foinn, ach ceol níos ionraice ní chloisfeá riamh. Gach tuisle 's taisme dá shaol 's dá thinneas le...

Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher. The novel follows the lives of four sisters—Meg, Jo,...

The "Deluxe Illustrated E-Reader Edition" of Flatland is the edition you've been waiting for; a nicely formatted e-reader edition of the classic novella Flatland, including all original illustrations, a table of contents, original footnotes, and bonus footnotes. "The best introduction...

The second in the Fuckery poetry series written by Brit teen Amy Moretsele, Fuckery 2.0 is just as mind-bendingly quirky as the first. It contains the same refreshingly weird humour found prior - personified vegetables and fridge-freezers, as well as a part two to the Fuckery original Le Boog. But...

With his mix of science-fiction elements (such as the "Brief History of Science-Fiction" in The Invented Part) along with pop culture references, a suspicious cynicism toward the contemporary world, and a tendency to stuff his books with an overflowing number of jokes, allusions, and ideas,...

*** Français (for English scroll down) *** Édition bilingue Latin-Français avec le texte parallèle. "Éloge de la Folie" par Érasme de Rotterdam. Avec les llustrations par Hans Holbein le jeune. Traduit par Pierre de Nolhac (1936). Éloge de la Folie ou L’Éloge...

Le monde de l'enseignement vu de l'intérieur. Jean-Baptiste, jeune professeur fraîchement rentré d’Angleterre, revient à Paris à la recherche d’un emploi. Après quelques expériences malheureuses, il trouve enfin sa place aux Cours François, qui dispensent des cours de français...

New York Times bestseller Melissa Jo Peltier turns her attention to the brilliant, back-stabbing world of prime-time television in this wickedly funny new novel. Peltier has worked in entertainment for more than 20 years, making the darkly funny Reality Boulevard a true insider’s view of Hollywood...